Hi everyone, I'm relatively new to the forums (been reading nonstop for a few days!) and since I'm in the process of making the leap into the CF, I figured I would start my own thread to, if nothing else, keep myself reminded of all the work I'm putting into doing it! *lol*
So, my intro first: I am a 22-y-o woman, married to a (relatively) new infantry soldier (he will have been in a year in June.) We have two girls and three animals, and were recently posted to CFB Gagetown. I have always had the military kicking around as a career choice, although I will freely admit that in the early days it was completely influenced by video games and movies, albeit the slightly-more-realistic ones (no Rainbow 6 or anything like that!) But having watched my husband go through training, I can say I have a fairly accurate idea of the ins and outs of the life, and having watched him do it has only made me want it even more. I was in Air Cadets for one year and really enjoyed my time in (and wished I could have been in longer.)
Recently I have gotten to know a really awesome girl here who happens to work at CFRC Fredericton. I've been bugging the heck out of her with questions, and have made the leap to get the actual package of forms and get that settled. I have one caveat, however - I am currently around 4 months pregnant with baby #3. Which means, I either wait til after the birth to submit my app, or put it in a month or two before, have my file put on Medical Hold and have a Dr's note written post-birth to clear it. I'm leaning towards option #2, if only because it would mean less time to get it finished post-birth and a medical hold will even allow for clearance if other issues arise that need to be cleared.
And since I can't go until after the birth, it will give me the time to gather necessary documentation and get myself into top shape beforehand. I have to requisition my transcripts from back home (we're from Ottawa), as well as get a copy of my eyeglass prescription mailed to me as well so that when I do the medical I'll be good to go. Plus, I have to get in contact with references and such, so in general having a few months before officially submitting my app will not be a bad thing.
I'm not 100% on the trades I want, but I am heavily leaning towards Infantry and Combat Engineer NCM. As for the third, I'm having a bit of a debate with myself. Because of my vision, I don't know if I'll be able to get the V3 standard for the combat arms (as I don't know exactly what my vision level is right now.) But the support arm trade I'm most interested in is a red flag trade, which means I will most likely get an offer from that before my preferred trades, which if I am qualified for my others I would rather not take. But if I don't qualify for the first two, I need an option that I will qualify for. I'm not sure then what to put down as #3. But, as I have some time, I'll be discussing it with my recruiter friend and see what she has to say.
Anyway, this is already a pretty long post, so I'll finish off here. As things start to happen, I'll update here.
So, my intro first: I am a 22-y-o woman, married to a (relatively) new infantry soldier (he will have been in a year in June.) We have two girls and three animals, and were recently posted to CFB Gagetown. I have always had the military kicking around as a career choice, although I will freely admit that in the early days it was completely influenced by video games and movies, albeit the slightly-more-realistic ones (no Rainbow 6 or anything like that!) But having watched my husband go through training, I can say I have a fairly accurate idea of the ins and outs of the life, and having watched him do it has only made me want it even more. I was in Air Cadets for one year and really enjoyed my time in (and wished I could have been in longer.)
Recently I have gotten to know a really awesome girl here who happens to work at CFRC Fredericton. I've been bugging the heck out of her with questions, and have made the leap to get the actual package of forms and get that settled. I have one caveat, however - I am currently around 4 months pregnant with baby #3. Which means, I either wait til after the birth to submit my app, or put it in a month or two before, have my file put on Medical Hold and have a Dr's note written post-birth to clear it. I'm leaning towards option #2, if only because it would mean less time to get it finished post-birth and a medical hold will even allow for clearance if other issues arise that need to be cleared.
And since I can't go until after the birth, it will give me the time to gather necessary documentation and get myself into top shape beforehand. I have to requisition my transcripts from back home (we're from Ottawa), as well as get a copy of my eyeglass prescription mailed to me as well so that when I do the medical I'll be good to go. Plus, I have to get in contact with references and such, so in general having a few months before officially submitting my app will not be a bad thing.
I'm not 100% on the trades I want, but I am heavily leaning towards Infantry and Combat Engineer NCM. As for the third, I'm having a bit of a debate with myself. Because of my vision, I don't know if I'll be able to get the V3 standard for the combat arms (as I don't know exactly what my vision level is right now.) But the support arm trade I'm most interested in is a red flag trade, which means I will most likely get an offer from that before my preferred trades, which if I am qualified for my others I would rather not take. But if I don't qualify for the first two, I need an option that I will qualify for. I'm not sure then what to put down as #3. But, as I have some time, I'll be discussing it with my recruiter friend and see what she has to say.
Anyway, this is already a pretty long post, so I'll finish off here. As things start to happen, I'll update here.
